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Which important event of 1996, partly made possible by Andrew Young, had a lasting impact on the culture and economy of Georgia?
a) Summer Olympic Games
b) Three Governors Controversy
c) Civil Rights Act
d) Sibley Commission

Why did the Georgia General Assembly form the Sibley Commission?
a) To settle the controversy over the 1946 election for governor.
b) To decide the issue of the state flag.
c) To build a new sports stadium.
d) To address school Integration.

What was added to the State Flag of Georgia in 1956?
a) Capitol Building
b) Confederate Battle Emblem
c) The 1776 Georgia State Seal
d) Racial Symbols were removed

At which civil rights movement event did Martin Luther King give his I have a Dream speech?
a) Albany Movement
b) Million Man March
c) Montgomery Bus Boycott
d) March on Washington

Who is recognized as the leader of the Civil Rights movement?
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
c) Rosa Parks
d) Benjamin Mays

Which group most helped to organize non -violent protests for students across southern colleges during the Civil Rights Movement?
a) NAACP
b) SCLC
c) SNCC
d) ACLU

The Brown v Board of Education ruling reversed the “Separate but Equal” rule of which earlier case?
a) Plessy v Ferguson
b) Dred Scott Case
c) Worcester v Georgia
d) Nullification Doctrine

The voting rights act of 1965 was passed to enforce which constitutional amendment?
a) 13th
b) 14th
c) 15th
d) 19th

Schools started integrating in the 1950’s as a result of which Supreme Court ruling?
a) Plessy v Ferguson
b) Brown Versus Board of Education
c) Dred Scott Decision
d) Civil Rights Act

A leading advocate for civil rights, this president of Morehouse College was a mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
a) Ellis Arnall
b) Benjamin Mays
c) Maynard Jackson
d) Lester Maddox

Herman Talmadge was governor of Georgia from 1948 to 1954 and is known for:
a) His unyielding fight against school integration.
b) Bringing many new industries to the state
c) His support for rural Georgians and farmers
d) All of the above.

I n 1956, Georgia legislators changed the State Flag as a protest to:
a) World War II
b) Confederate Memorial Day cancellations.
c) The White Primary Act in Georgia.
d) The Supreme Court ruling in Brown v Board of Education.

Georgia remained a one party state after World War II. Winning the Democratic primary was essentially winning the election. In the Court Case King v Chapman of 1945, this system of disenfranchisement ended in Georgia:
a) County Unit System
b) White primary
c) Poll Tax
d) Segregation

The Sibley commission’s recommendation was that:
a) Georgia schols should integrate immediately
b) Georgia schools should all refuse to integrate
c) Each Georgia County should decide whether or not to integrate.
d) The state flag design should be decided by public referendum.

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